- February 11
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film No Deposit, No Return to theaters. [23] [49.276] [80.10] [111.323] [228.360] [370.313] [379.252]
- February 14
- The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring Old Yeller, A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood, and Pecos Bill. [388.139]
- February 29
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Survival of Sam the Pelican. [501.532]
- March 2
- Walt Disney World welcomes its 50-millionth guest, Susan Brummer. [119.34] [501.596]
- March 14
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part one. [228.187]
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part two. [228.187]
- March 26
- Disney generally releases the live-action feature film Ride A Wild Pony to theaters in the US. [23] [49.276] [80.140] [370.313] [501.471] (April [111.324])
- April 3
- The TV special America on Parade airs. [1378.27]
- April 30
- Milt Kahl retires from the Disney Company. He worked on animation for 22 Disney short film, and 24 feature films. [1175.37]
- May 1
- The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring That Darn Cat and Bear Country. [388.139]
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- May 26
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Escape From the Dark to theaters in Great Britain. [23] [228.293] [370.314]
- June 20
- The River Country water park opens at Walt Disney World. [5] [120.22] [210.18] [237.47] [501.472] [1342.36] (1977 [22])
- (month unknown)
- The TV show Happy Birthday Donald Duck airs. [1378.45]
- Disneyland welcomes its 150 millionth guest. [26.27]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film Your Career: Your Decision for educational use. It is part of the Questions! / Answers? series. it includes sequences from the film Ballerina. [23] [501.628]
- Bulova introduces an Accutron Mickey Mouse watch for US$150. [230.68]
- Disney releases the live-action 16-mm film Death: How Can You Live With It? for educational use. It is part of the "Questions! / Answers?" series. It includes sequences from the film Napoleon and Samantha. [23] [1378.178]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film Being Right: Can You Still Lose? for educational use. It is part of the "Questions! / Answers?" film series. It includes sequences from the film Ride a Wild Pony. [23] [1378.69]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film Prejudice: Hatred or Ignorance?. it is part of the Questions!/Answers? series. [23] [228.399]
- Disney releases the 16-mm Questions!/Answers? series film Ambition: What Price Fulfillment?. It uses sequences from the film Third Man on the Mountain. [23] [1378.26]
- A private Victorian railcar joins the Lilly Belle train in Disneyland. [20]
- Card Walker proposes the idea for a European theme park. [1] [14]
- Card Walker assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer. [108.12]
- Card Walker appoints Ron Miller as head of film production at the studio. [14] [108.12,23]
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald and Mickey to theaters in Japan. [23]
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald Duck Fun Festival to theaters in Denmark. [23]
- Disney re-releases the film Dumbo to theaters. [25] [228.154]
- Disney re-releases the film Peter Pan to theaters. [25] [228.385]
- Les Clark retires from the Disney studios, after working since 1927. [96.11] [194.168] (1975 [228.94] [1371.2])
- Disney re-releases the film Blackbeard's Ghost to theaters. [228.59]
- A new office building at the Disney Studio is named the Roy O. Disney Building. [228.127]
- Disney re-releases to theaters the film Follow Me, Boys!. The film's length is 107 minutes, cut from the original 131. [228.190]
- The name of the Hills Brothers Coffee House in Disneyland changes to Maxwell House Coffee House. [228.235]
- July 7
- Buena Vista Distribution releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film Gus is to theaters in the US. The film is based on the book by Ted Key. [23] [80.64] [111.320] [228.222] [370.314] [379.128]
- July 9
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Treasure of Matecumbe to theaters. The film is based on the novel A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor. [23] [49.276] [85.314] [111.327] [370.141] [501.570] (August [379.368])
- July
- Disney releases the 16-mm educational live-action film Filming Nature's Mysteries. [23] [228.184]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film compilation Creative Film Adventures, No. 1. It includes segments from One Day on Beetle Rock, The Three Caballeros, and Mars and Beyond. [23] [1378.161]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film compilation Creative Film Adventures, No. 2. It includes segments from Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, Perri, and Clair de Lune. [23] [1378.161]
- July 25
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Superstar Goofy. [501.531]
- September 6
- The America on Parade show ends at Walt Disney World. It completed more than 1200 performances to a total audience of 25 million people. [4] [939.130] [1378.27]
- September 12
- The America on Parade parade ends at Disneyland. [1378.27]
- September
- Disney releases the live-action film The Reunion for educational use. [23] [501.469]
- October
- The "Winnie the Pooh for President Day" event is held at Disneyland. [501.616]
- October 16
- The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Saturday Night at the Movies featuring The Great Locomotive Chase and Nikki, Wild Dog of the North. [389.170]
- October 31
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Secret of Old Glory Mine. [501.491]
- November 1
- The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring The Absent Minded Professor and Hurricane Hannah. [388.139]
- November 28
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Disney's Greatest Dog Stars. [228.140]
- (month unknown)
- The Fantasy on Parade Christmas parade makes its last run (until 1980) at Disneyland. [228.174]
- December 6
- The TV special Christmas in Disneyland with Art Carney airs, featuring Sandy Duncan and Glen Campbell. [1300.137] [1378.135] (December 8 [389.53]) (\iChristmas in Disneyland\i [386.92] [389.53])
- December 11
- The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Saturday Night at the Movies featuring Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. and Nature's Half Acre. [389.170]
- December
- The Jungle Cruise at Disneyland is expanded with seven new scenes and 31 figures, including "Gorillas in Camp". [9] [228.269]
- The Hills Bros. Coffee House and Coffee Garden at Disneyland closes. [1300.208]
- The Town Square Café opens in Town Square at Disneyland. [1300.430]
- December 17
- Buena Vista premieres the live-action feature film Freaky Friday in Los Angeles. Charlene Tilton has her feature film debut. [15] [228.195] [232.48] [370.314]
- December 18
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Shaggy D.A. to theaters. The film is a sequel to the 1959 film The Shaggy Dog. [17] [80.118] [230.30] [370.159,314] [501.493] (December 25 [379.308])
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